Five Minutes of a Random Stranger Talking About Creativity (and why you should squeeze it into your life) *

"At the end of the day, creativity is a muscle. It gets stronger the more you use it, no matter the context.

That’s why it can be helpful for you to explore other creative outlets.

Pick up a paintbrush. Spit a freestyle. Step away from your code to give yourself a chance to come back to it later with fresh eyes. Take it from Kenny:

    “When I was first learning how to code, I kept trying to abstract this knowledge to other areas. One that kept coming up was actually cooking and thinking about how different actions, like chopping veggies, can be a function that I call over and over again — and pulling together these different functions to make a dish is like building an app. It’s such an eclectic mix of things that I draw inspiration from, and I think that’s the same for everyone.”

It’s like playing video games. How many times have you rage-quit after a difficult level or boss, just to breeze through it when you came back later?"

-How to be a More Creative Developer - https://www.codecademy.com/resources/blog/how-to-be-a-more-creative-developer/

"Engagement in everyday forms of creativity-- expressions of originality and meaningfulness in daily life-- certainly do not require suffering. Quite the contrary, my colleague and friend Zorana Ivcevic Pringle found that people who engaged in everyday forms of creativity-- such as making a collage, taking photographs, or publishing in a literary magazine-- tended to be more open-minded, curious, persistent, positive, energetic, and intrinsically motivated by their activity. Those scoring high in everyday creativity also reported feeling a greater sense of well-being and personal growth compared to their classmates who engaged less in everyday creative behaviors. Creating can also be therapeutic for those who are already suffering. For instance, research shows that expressive writing increases immune system functioning, and the emerging field of posttraumatic growth is showing how people can turn adversity into creative growth. "

-The Real Link Between Creativity and Mental Illness - https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/beautiful-minds/the-real-link-between-creativity-and-mental-illness/

    Art creative hobbies

        1. Botanical illustration

        2. Architectural drawing

        3. Urban sketching

        4. Comic and manga illustration

        5. Children’s book illustration

        6. Digital art and design

        7. Figure drawing

        8. Fashion illustration

        9. Mapmaking

        10. Doodling and zentangle

        11. Sticker making

        12. Coloring books (for adults)

        13. Paint by numbers

        14. Diamond painting

    DIY creative hobbies and crafts

        15. Soap making

        16. Resin molding

        17. Button making

        18. Candle making

        19. Basket weaving

        20. Terrazzo

        21. Sand art bottles

        22. String art

        23. Perler beads

        24. Seed beading

        25. Wreath making

    Industrial creative hobbies

        26. Woodworking

        27. Woodturning

        28. Wood burning (pyrography)

        29. Glass blowing

        30. Glass etching

        31. Stained glass art

        32. Concrete molds

        33. Jewelry making

        34. Leather working

        35. Metalworking and welding

        36. Metal embossing

        37. Mosaics

    Sculpting and carving hobbies

        38. Sculpting

        39. Ice sculpting

        40. Wood carving

        41. Pottery

        42. Soap carving

        43. Sand sculptures and sandcastle building

    Printmaking creative hobbies

        44. Linocut printmaking

        45. Woodcut printmaking

        46. Screen printing

        47. Rubber stamping

    Needlecraft creative hobbies

        48. Sewing

        49. Cosplay

        50. Embroidery

        51. Cross-stitching

        52. Crewel

        53. Needle felting

        54. Quilting

        55. Crochet

        56. Amigurumi

        57. Knitting

        58. Arm knitting

        59. Needlepoint

    Fiber arts hobbies

        60. Visible mending

        61. Macrame

        62. Weaving

        63. Rug tufting

        64. Punch needle

        65. Latch hook

        66. Lace making

        67. Dreamcatchers

    Miniature creative hobbies

        68. Model building

        69. Painting miniatures

        70. Dollhouses

        71. Fairy gardens

        72. Bonkei

        73. Diorama making

        74. Putz houses and nativity scenes

        75. Lego MOC

    Stationery and lettering hobbies

        76. Calligraphy

        77. Hand lettering

        78. Art journaling

        79. Bullet journaling

        80. Card making

        81. Scrapbooking

    Papercraft creative hobbies

        82. Origami

        83. Papercraft modeling

        84. Paper quilling

        85. Collage art

        86. Paper making

        87. Bookbinding

        88. Pop-up making

        89. Paper mache

    Digital creative hobbies

        90. 3D printing

        91. Stop motion animation

        92. Graphic design

        93. Photo manipulation

        94. Game development

        95. Raspberry Pi

    Plant-related creative hobbies

        96. Bonsai

        97. Tree shaping (Pooktre)

        98. Terrariums

        99. Aquascaping

        100. Flower pressing

        101. Flower arranging

        102. Topiary gardening

        103. Seed art

        104. Rock gardening

    Other creative hobbies and crafts

        105. Puzzles

        106. Sudoku

        107. Crossword puzzles

        108. Writing

        109. Learning a foreign language

        110. Cooking

        111. Music

        112. Photography

        113. Dancing

        114. Sports

        115. Improv

        116. Nail art

        117. Baking

        118. Magic

        119. Tarot cards

        120. Card stacking

        121. Collecting